Vision for UNF Athletics Facilities
Arena Locker Room Project
Create functional, attractive team areas within UNF Arena that enhances the student-athlete experience and is an asset in the recruiting process.
Arena Locker Room Renovations Floor Plan
The Arena Locker Room Project would include the renovation and expansion of key team areas for Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, and Men’s Basketball.
Arena Locker Room Renovations Project Provide a visually appealing hallway leading to the team locker rooms while also honoring past team and individual honors.
Arena Locker Room Renovations Project Create a players lounge in each locker room that provides a comfortable space for student-athletes to relax and promotes team bonding.
Arena Locker Room Renovations Project Men’s & Women’s Basketball locker rooms would increase by nearly 600 square feet while Volleyball would increase by 400 square feet. Each locker room would include custom wood lockers for each student-athlete.
Each locker room would include a fueling station with nutritious snacks and beverages.
Arena Locker Room Renovations Project The Athletic Training room would be renovated and expanded to include new finishes as well as the addition of hot and cold tubs.
A new video room would be created that could comfortably seat the entire team while reviewing game film using the latest technology.
Arena Locker Room Renovations Project Fundraising Goal = $3,000,000 Naming Right Opportunities Locker Rooms, Athletic Training Room, Video Room, Player Lounges, Lockers, Hallway
SOCCER COMPLEX
Create a standalone, premier soccer complex that would elevate the UNF Soccer programs, attract the best soccer talent, and also serve as a tool to engage with the Jacksonville soccer community.
Soccer Complex Site Plan The Soccer Complex project would include a fully lit competition field and practice field along with seating for 2,000 and a videoboard.
Soccer Field House Floor Plan
Soccer Complex
The new construction facility would house soccer team operations with a clubhouse that contains locker rooms, coaches offices, and meeting rooms.
Soccer Complex
A soccer-specific facility would open up Hodges Stadium to additional external events such as high school football, lacrosse, battle of the bands, and other events which would drive additional economic impact for the City of Jacksonville and additional exposure for the University of North Florida.
Soccer Complex The lounge would include a fueling station and would promote team bonding.
Each locker room would include a players lounge where student-athletes can relax between class and practice.
Soccer Complex Each locker room would be able to accommodate 35 custom wood lockers.
Soccer Complex The facility would house all team operations for the two soccer programs, including a video room large enough to accommodate the entire team, a conference room, and coaches offices.
Soccer Complex Fundraising Goal = $12,000,000 Naming Right Opportunities Soccer Complex, Competition Field, Practice Field, Locker Rooms, Scoreboard, Bleachers, Seating, Lighting, Team Lounge, Lobby, Conference Room, Video Room, Coaches Offices, Athletic Training Room, Lockers
TENNIS CLUBHOUSE
Create a modern facility to properly serve a nationally ranked men’s and women’s tennis program while also attracting the Jacksonville tennis community to campus.
Tennis Clubhouse Site Plan The Tennis Clubhouse would fit perfectly into the existing Tennis Complex site and the project would tie together the ten existing courts and common area creating one of the best collegiate tennis facility layouts in the country.
Tennis Clubhouse Floor Plan The project includes the renovation of the existing 3,500 SF to accommodate the coach staff and team operations while removing the existing main tennis court and replacing it with a 6,500 SF facility for the student-athletes.
Tennis Clubhouse The Tennis Clubhouse project would provide well-designed outdoor spaces that would enhance the game day experience.
The project would promote further engagement with the campus and Jacksonville community.
Tennis Clubhouse The new building would include team locker rooms, player lounges, and essential functions for a nationally ranked program.
The hallway of the team area will be used to honor the history and success of the UNF Tennis teams and studentathletes.
Tennis Clubhouse Fundraising Goal = $6,000,000 Naming Right Opportunities Tennis Complex, Locker Rooms, Patio/Terrace, Competition Courts, Coaches Offices, Scoreboard, Team Lounge, Lobby, Lockers
High Performance Center Create a performance center that holistically develops the student-athlete and attracts high-level athletes.
High Performance Center Site Plan The Sports Performance Center would be a gateway building to the north side of campus.
High Performance Center Floor Plan The new weight room would be twice as big as the current weight room in Hodges Stadium and would open up to the exterior of the building to provide versatility for strength & conditioning sessions. The athletic training room would be double the current square footage in Hodges Stadium and would include hot and cold tubs as well as all the state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment.
High Performance Center
The back side of the facility would include a gathering deck that would provide a great viewing area of the Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex as well as an event space.
High Performance Center Beach Volleyball would have their own team operations center in the southeast corner of the facility that would include a locker room, team room, and coaches offices. A fueling station would be centrally located between the Athletic Training Room and Weight Room and would offer nutritious food for the studentathletes.
High Performance Center Part of the Sports Performance Center design is a Heat Lab that provides comprehensive environmental physiology and exercise testing.
The lab would be a replica of the MISSION Heat Lab at UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute and would serve collegiate and professional athletes.
High Performance Center
The northeast corner of the Sports Performance Center would be dedicated to the academic development of the 300 UNF student-athletes and would provide multiple study rooms, conference/tutoring room, and staff offices.
High Performance Center
High Performance Center Fundraising Goal = $22,000,000 Naming Right Opportunities High Performance Center, Strength & Conditioning Room, Athletic Training Room, Nutrition Center, Academic Spaces, Social Spaces, Beach Volleyball Locker Room, Offices, Lockers, Gathering Deck, Event Spaces
Baseball Projects
Develop a baseball complex that enhances the experience and development of the studentathletes while also encouraging community engagement.
Baseball Field
Phase 1 of the Baseball Stadium projects would include the replacement of the existing field, the replacement of the outfield wall, and the creation of a fanfriendly viewing area down the left field line.
Baseball Stadium Floor Plan
Phase 2 of the Baseball Stadium Projects is the complete demolition of the existing stadium and the construction of a new stadium designed to support the team operations of a Division I baseball program.
Baseball Stadium The new Baseball Stadium would have seating for over 1,000 with better viewing angles.
The stadium would also include premium seating options.
Baseball Stadium
The new stadium would include an expanded press box to better serve game day and broadcast operations while also providing better amenities for the fans.
Baseball Stadium Fundraising Goal = $20,000,000 Naming Right Opportunities Baseball Stadium, Locker Room, Suites, Press Box, Coaches Offices, Scoreboard, Players Lounge, Dugouts, Lockers